Winnipeg, Canada’s punk/alternative duo Mobina Galore has a new video out for the song “Spend My Day,” and you can watch it below.

The video release coincides with the release of their Singles & B-sides EP, which came out December 2nd on New Damage Records. Mobina Galore will tour the UK and Europe starting this month with Against Me! and Milk Teeth.

Toronto, Ontario’s Sparrows, released their sophomore album, Let the Silence Stay Where it Was on October 14th through New Damage Records, now available in both physicaland digital format. In tandem with the album release, the boys are also putting together a few short ‘Making of’ documentary style videos, to show fans what went into the making of this ten track masterpiece. Episode Two (of four) is now up and this one focuses more on fellow Canadian emo rocker and producer Kenny Bridges of Moneen fame and the role he’s played in the band’s evolution through the years. You can catch up by watching the first episode before watching Episode Two below!

Youth Decay is a newly formed punk rock band from Canada, consisting of Stu Ross (Comeback Kid, ex-Living With Lions, ex-Misery Signals and Lowtalker), Benjamin Gibbs (The Grave Life), Dana Edwards (Carpenter), Loren Legare (Living With Lions) and Stu Mckillop (ex-Daggermouth, Aspirations). If you love bands like Brutal Youth and After The Fall, then this brand of melodic, aggressive punk is perfect for kicking your teeth in. There’s a raw barrage of emotion that feels like crawling out a tunnel and basking in the sun for the first time in months.

Rasping guitars and driving percussion form the basis of how Youth Decay take throaty vocals and harshly drape them on a mix of melodic punk and hardcore. “Landslide” and “Balance” are perfect examples of this. Dynamic and singalong anthems surely meant to start pit-fires, which comes as no surprise given the experience of each member in the punk community. It’s awesome how poppy they make the songs too, despite the fury of almost all tracks on tap. “Hysteria” is another example of this as the record opens with a 1-2-3 punch that’s to die for.

Then there’s the more hardcore punk aspect of things in “Slow Clap” and”Put It Off” to highlight just how versatile the band is and how much they can pull from the individual essence of each member. “Living In My Head” is a slower burn (like a more punk Restorations) to keep flipping the script on one of the most relentless listens this year. The collection of songs here never lets up and each jam feels so fleshed out and well-drawn as the title track scrapes at you with a PUP/Gaslight Anthem flavor. This is one of the most diverse and hard-hitting records I’ve heard in years. A contender for record of the year. Perfection. There’s so much to take in and it’s worth it.

Toronto based post-hardcore outfit Sparrows are now streaming their upcoming EP Dragging Hell ahead of its August 28th release date. Vocalist and guitarist Dan Thompson had the following to say:

“I’d be lying to say I wasn’t nervous to finally have people’s ears on Dragging Hell, but I’m also really excited to see how these new songs hit people; it’s almost like being able to rid myself of the demons that were a part of making this record, and move on to the excitement of playing them live.”

They have partnered with Substream Magazine for this stream and you can check it out here.

Dragging Hell will be released officially on August 28th through New Damage Records. It will serve as a follow-up to the band’s 2013 release Cold Ground.

Hardcore punk band Hounds, a new band made up of Mike Rokos (Dig It Up), Patrick Mathers (Hostage Life), Brad Bentley (Rad Affair) and Paul Ramirez (The Flatliners), are streaming their upcoming EP, “Wild Eyes.” Check it out here.

Canadian hardcore group Cancer Bats are show that they are a lot more easygoing than their music might make them out to be in the latest instalment of Exclaim! TV’s Chatroom. The three members field a number of fan questions (including a few from fellow Canadian hard-rocker Danko Jones). Topics of discussion include the ups and downs of making a new album, vintage video game consoles, and a harrowing tale involving a bottle of urine.

Band Spotlight

If you haven't heard of Hillview yet, they're a new melodic punk band from Los Angeles featuring Ten Foot Pole bassist Chris Del Rio and Eddie Carrasco of Union 13. They recently released three brand new songs titled "Find the Way", "Pictures of You", and "No One Else to Blame".
The band describes their sound as "Hard hitting. In your face. Melodic Punk", and these songs definitely deliver on that promise. Think a little heavier, faster Ten Foot Pole... I recommend giving all three tracks a listen here.